Gaining control : how human behavior evolved / Robert Aunger, Valerie Curtis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aunger, Robert, author.

Curtis, Valerie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human evolution.

Human behavior.

Behavior evolution.

Physical Description:

xi, 162 p ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Summary:

From Reviews of 'Don't look, don't touch the science behind revulsion by Valerie Curtis "Gross! Yuck! Ew! The psychology of disgust has turned into one of the hottest topics in the human sciences. It's tied in surprising ways to health, nurtirtion, sex, evolution, even religion and morality Valerie Curtis, one of the deepest thinkers and cleverest researches on this part of human nature, turns revulsion into fascination." Book jacket.

Contents:

Section 1 The Basic Argument

1 Producing Behavior 5

Behavior Production Systems 6

Three Levels of Control 8

Learning and Memory 13

The Behavior Production Process 15

The Functions of Behavior 16

Section 2 An Evolutionary Narrative

2 Living in the Moment 23

Bilateria 26

Reflexes 26

Habituntion and Sensitization 27

Exploration 28

Classical Conditioning 29

Protostomes 30

Instincts 30

Operant Conditioning 32

3 Getting Directions 35

Vertebrates 37

Drives 38

Affective Learning and Emotional Memory 41

Interests 42

Procedural Memory 46

4 Changing the World for the Better Reptiles 48

Ecological Emotions 48

Learning and Memory: Cognitive Maps 51

Mammals 52

Social Emotions 53

The Coevolution of Social Emotions and Social Organization 55

Emotional Controversies 60

Social Learning 63

Interest: Social Play 64

5 Imagining the Future 66

Primates 68

Planning 68

Abstract Concept Learning 69

Declarative Memory 70

Humans 72

Explicit Planning 72

Consciousness 74

Reflective Learning 76

Autobiographical Memory 77

Section 3 Philosophical Perspectives

6 Natural Kinds of Behavior 81

Defining Kinds of Behavior 82

Classes of Behavioral Kinds 83

Individual Kinds 86

Comparison to other Schemes 87

Acknowledgment 90

7 Neural Transitions 91

Major Transitions 95

Comparing Genetic and Behavioral Systems 97

Inheriting Information during the Lifespan 100

Two Types of Transitions 103

Implications of the Comparison 106

Section 4 Concluding Thoughts

8 Applications 111

Neuroscienttfic Uses 111

Comparative Psychology Uses 115

Behavioral Science Uses 122

Public Health Uses 123

Interdisciplinary Communication 124

9 Implications 126.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780199688951

0199688958

OCLC:

909299111